St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-20
AFTER A RAILROAD.
Huron Citizens Want the Mani
toba Road in Their Town.

1t looked as though Dakota had be-
come the victim of bright red exodus
yesterday when body of men from
Huron filed into the rotundaof the Ryan
with solemn tread, and Walking up to
the register said to the clerk: "Gimme
or pen"
They numbered about twenty five, and
every one wrote Huron" OF .'ditto,"
after his name. They were a fine look
ing body of men, withal, and wore good
clothes and an air of independence.
''Wouldn't you like to go out and look
broker of one OF the arrivals.
Excuse ne, my b0y,f lie answered
I've got enough real estate to shingle
st. Paul and clapbOard Minneapolis, an
l don't reckon want emmy more"
The broker went out to let the san
shine on him and bring back the roses
to his cheeks. Z s-IS.
I'VE don't want room, but we do
want a 12x14 dinner" said one man@2to
Joe HenShaw, the clerk. I'VE always
carry our appetite with us, and nothin'
would give us more pleasure than to eX-
hibit it, more Or less, within the next
ten or fifteen minutes. you bet"
They were conducted to the dining
room.
These men, hailing from Huron, rep
resented the brains and money of that
thriving little city, and wbenr they had
registered they were sized up as follows
by GLOBE reporter: Ii. E. Keller and
S. c. Nash. real estate dealers, and
George W. Sterling, a prominent real
estate broker; J. NJ. Jeffries, whole
sale grocer; Fred E. Stevens, l.. w.
Hazen, J. ". Mckenzie and j. "A.
Kemp, bankers; J. A. Scovilie, a prom
inent stock grower; L. A. Bartlett, gen
eral agent for the Wood Harvester com
pany for Dakota; r. p. Davis, county
treasurer; Edward c. Belknap, a hard
ware merchant; j. NJ. Lendiger, dry
goods merchant; G. ID. Il0ughton and
5. ii. Plummer, capitalists; John IL.
Miller, president of the Dakota Mort
gage and Loan company and Mansfield
Taylor. surveyor general of Dakota:
John Cain, attorney and member Of the
council.
They came here for the purpose of
comforting with J. J. Hill regarding the
bringing of the Manitoba road from
Minot to Huron, distance of seventy
five miles. The meeting was held in
parlor "a" at the Ryan and was secret
so far as newspaper representatives
were cOncernen, but some of the. gentle
men talked easily and told in substance
the business transacted.
S. II. Plummer was elected chairman
of the meeting and informed Mr. Hill,
who was present, that the delegation
from Huron had brought plans and spec
ifications to present to him and to urge
him to extend branch of his road to
the city they represented. He claimed
that Huron badly needed more railroad
accommodations. They now have only
two lines of the Chicago d. North
western and they derive no benefit from
the Chicago market. What they want
is connection with Duluth and the lakes.
The people there are obliged to depend
on Chicago for their coal and fuel, and
it costs them much more than it would
if they could get it from Duluth. The
plans and specifications were examined
and Mr.. Hill told them that he would
give the matter his immediate attention,
but could not give them definite an
swer then, after which the conference
broke up. The delegates think that the
road can be constructed at very rea-
S0nable cost, and are confident that Mr..
Hill will look upon their petition with
favor 1t is understood that the city is
willing to give good-sizcd bonus for
the road.
The visitors went out to Mr.. Hills
stock farm in the afternoon and returned
to Huron on the o'clock train.